Hancock: 17% of Londoners, 5% of UK have had virus

The UK's Health Secretary Matt Hancock said an antibody surveillance study has shown that 17% of London and 5% of the rest of the country have had the coronavirus.

The test was a small scale sample, and plans to increase the viral testing to larger groups are  underway, Hancock announced on Thursday.

He said that over 3 million people had been tested for COVID-19, and 250,908 tested positive.

The death toll stands at 36,042, a rise of 338 since yesterday.